by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Journalism is a program of study at Virginia Union University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communication and journalism, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at VUU was ranked #866 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication and journalism list. It is also ranked #21 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for VUU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at VUU paid an average of $482 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,530 | $10,530 |
| Fees | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,358 | $9,358 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,000 | $5,000 |
Learn more about VUU tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the VUU communication and journalism bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the VUU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.7% of the communication and journalism students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communication and journalism at VUU in 2019-2020, 88.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Communication & Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 17 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
